The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1852
Logged by: fischer
Email address: g.fischer (AT) ah-online (DOT) com
PostgreSQL version: 8.1 beta1
Operating system: irix
Description: compilation failed
Details:

mipspro 7.43.
CFLAGS=-O3 -mips4.
options: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/postgresql --without-readline
--disable-rpath.
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gmake[3]: Entering directory
`/mnt/3/temp/postgresql-8.1beta1/src/backend/parser'
c99 -O3 -mips4 -woff 1164,1171,1185,1195,1552 -I. -I../../../src/include
-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local2/include -I/usr/nekoware/include
-U_NO_XOPEN4 -c -o analyze.o analyze.c
Signal: Segmentation fault in Global Optimization -- Copy Propagation
phase.
Error: Signal Segmentation fault in phase Global Optimization -- Copy
Propagation -- processing aborted
c99 ERROR: /usr/lib32/cmplrs/be died due to signal 4
c99 ERROR: core dumped

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"fischer" <g.fischer (AT) ah-online (DOT) com> writes:
Think you need to be complaining to your compiler vendor, not us.

A short-term workaround might be to use a less aggressive -O setting.

regards, tom lane

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